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Who Dey Revolution Manifesto

Preamble

IN THIS TIME of perpetual Cincinnati Bengals incompetence and futility, with zero playoff wins in the nineteen seasons since the WhoDeyRevolution Godfather, Paul Brown, passed away in 1991 and handed the team to his fortunate son, the Despot, Mike Brown;

Introduction

WE, the members of the Who Dey Revolution, in our fervent dedication to the Cincinnati Bengals and fanatical desire to transform our hometown team into perpetual Super Bowl contenders, call for a popular revolution of fans to demand comprehensive reform to the managerial decisions and approach of Cincinnati Bengals ownership, management, staff and players, and hereby call for the adoption of the following Who Dey Revolution Manifesto:

Manifesto Demands

THAT the Mike Brown, Katie Blackburn, Marvin Lewis, along with every other member of the Bengals management, staff and personnel, state publicly to all Bengals fans, “I will do everything in my power to help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl;”

THAT Mike Brown will hire a general manager, drastically expand the scouting department and relinquish all control of player personnel;

THAT all training, rehabilitation and medical facilities are considered best-in-class compared to other NFL teams;

THAT the management fill the team only with players who fit the system, both mentally and physically, and are not reluctant to makes changes to player personnel when needed, regardless of cost or loyalty concerns;

THAT offensive and defensive line depth is considered the top priority for all player personnel decisions;

THAT all decisions made by ownership, management, staff and players, both on and off the field, are judged only by this criterion: “Does this help the Cincinnati Bengals win a Super Bowl?”

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July 13, 2009

Bengals Worried About Blackout, Sellout Streak

As you may or may not know, the Bengals have sold out every game for the last five full seasons, dating all the way back to the Kansas City game in 2003. This also means the team hasn't been on a local TV blackout since the '03 season. A blackout would be very, very bad for the Bengals. Right now, the public at large just hates Mike Brown. If local TV blackouts became commonplace, people would just forget about him and his team. From the team's perspective, it's better to be hated than forgotten.

Obviously, the team is terrified of not selling out, and rightfully so. Some organizations would tackle this fear by realizing the only consistent, reliable draw is a winner. Once they had this realization, every possible effort to field said winner would be made. From clearing out the front office to an overhaul of the scouting staff to attracting the best coaches and players in the offseason, steps would be taken to produce a winner.

For the Bengals? A simpler solution: rig the schedule! And if you can't rig the schedule, sell the tickets in a convenient way!

A commonly known fact is that the Steelers and Browns are two guaranteed sellouts for the club. Not because Bengals fans want to see those games, but because of the relative proximity of Pittsburgh and Cleveland. That, coupled with the difficulty/expense of getting tickets in Pittsburgh/Cleveland, means coming to Cincinnati for a game is cheaper and easier for Steelers and Browns fans.

How did the Bengals take advantage of that fact? They packaged the two game ticket packs in such a way that they are guaranteed sellouts until late October at the earliest. Take a look at the first part of the home schedule:

Denver (Sept 13) - packaged with Cleveland, guaranteed sellout

Pittsburgh (Sept 27) - guaranteed sellout on its own

Houston (Oct 18) - packaged with Pittsburgh, guaranteed sellout

Chicago (Oct 25) - first possible non-sellout

The team is likely hoping that they are "competitive" enough to at least be in contention through that point. This way, the remaining two game packs and potentially single game tickets could get gobbled up by Bengals fans desperate for a winner. Don't be that guy.

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I wonder if any other team's sell their tickets this way? How can MFB get by with this? Why can't someone buy a single day ticket or as it is now when only MFB says so? The Browns are selling single game tickets....

Either way they package tickets the only games with sellout crowds in attendance will be pittsburgh and cleveland. That aside, as I look through the upcoming schedule I have to revise my up to 7 winning games prediction.

It is possible the bengals win the opener against denver but after that with miltiple division games and worthy teams like chicago and houston the bengals could conceivably not win a second game until week 11 at oakland.

My new prediction is as good as last year no more than 4 wins. Suffice to say it will not be the best season yet...